The historic gallery of portraits and paintings: and biographical review : containing a brief account of the lives of the moost celebrated men, in every age and country : and graphic imitations of the fines specimens of the arts, ancient and modern : with remarks, critical and explanatory (Band 7) (London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1811)

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but that the zealots, we may well suppose, would have
been glad to invent and propagate any story to my
disadvantage, but they could not find any which they
thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot
say there is no vanity in making this funeral oration
of myself, but I hope it is not a misplaced one; and
this is a matter of fact which is easily cleared and
ascertained. ”